To install a PAS for OpenEdge instance as a Windows service, you must have administrator privileges.

A service is an application without a user interface that runs in the background and provides core operating system functionality. Web servers like PAS for OpenEdge and Tomcat typically run as Windows services.
Note: If you run a PAS for OpenEdge instance with the pasman.[sh|bat] start command, the instance runs in the context of the command shell process. It is not available as a system service that can handle external client requests. The instance must be registered as a Window service before you can start it as a service.
To register and run a PAS for OpenEdge instance as a Windows service, perform the following steps:
  1. Run the proenv utility.
  2. Run the pasman service command. Specify the instance name and the register parameter.
    pasman service <service-name> -I <instance-name> register
    or 
    <instance-name>\bin\tcman.bat service <service-name> register
  3. Run the pasman service command with an instance name and the start parameter.
    pasman service -I <instance-name> start
    or 
    <instance-name>\bin\tcman.bat service start
    Note: You can also use the pasman service command to check the running status, to stop, and to unregister a PAS for OpenEdge instance as a Windows service. You can also use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) or the sc config command to start, stop, and check the status of a service.